At-Bashy District


At-Bashy is a district of Naryn Region in Kyrgyzstan established in its present borders in 1930. The administrative center is at At-Bashy. Its area is, and its resident population was 55,771 in 2021. The mountain lake Chatyr-Kul lies in the southwestern part of the district.

Geography

Topography

The At-Bashy District is in the southern part of the Naryn Region and it is limited from the north by the Baybiche Too, Naryn Too, and Jaman-Too, from the south by Torugart-Too and Kakshaal Too, and from the west by the Fergana Range. Among other mountain ranges of the district are At-Bashy Range and Jangy Jer. The difference in absolute elevations in the mountainous areas varies from, and in the valleys from. In the eastern part of the region, near the border with China, there is the maximum absolute elevation of Dankov Peak -.

Hydrology

The hydrographic network is represented by the rivers of the Naryn basin - the At-Bashy (river) with an annual average flow rate of 41.6 m3/s, and maximum - up to 266 m3/s; River Kara-Koyun - maximum flow rate 40.3 m3/sec, as well as the Ak-Sai River in the Tarim River Basin. The rivers are mudflow and flood-prone, the frequency of mudflows of a snow-rain, mixed, rarely glacial nature is once in 6-10 years. Chatyr-Kul with an area of lays at an elevation of.

Climate

The minimum temperature in the district can reach −30 °C in valleys and −45 °C in the mountains, and the maximum temperatures from +30 °C in the valleys to 20 °C in the mountains. The daily maximum of 1% precipitation in the valleys varies from 40 to 60 mm, and in the mountains in some areas up to 80 mm. The average annual precipitation varies from 300 mm in valleys to 600 mm in the mountains. The number of days with snow cover in the mountain zone varies from 200 to 300 days, in the valley from 100 up to 200 days. Snow loads in the mountains - 80-150 kg/m2, in the valleys 40-60 kg/m2, with a maximum up to 300 kg/m2. The height of the snow cover is 20 cm in the valley part, up to 40 cm in the mountains, and up to 80 cm in some parts of the ranges.

Rural communities and villages

In total, At-Bashy District includes 19 settlements in 11 rural communities. Each rural community includes one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the At-Bashy District are as follows:
  1. Acha-Kayyngdy
  2. Ak-Jar
  3. Ak-Moyun
  4. Ak-Muz
  5. Ak-Talaa
  6. At-Bashy
  7. Bash-Kayyngdy
  8. Kara-Koyun
  9. Kara-Suu
  10. Kazybek
  11. Taldy-Suu